IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION IN THE GIRL WITH THE LOUDING VOICE: A PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

Abstract

The present study focuses on analyzing the factors of Role Confusion in the society that weakens the personal identity of the protagonist, Adunni, in The Girl with the Louding Voice (2020). The study also identifies how the protagonist develops a sense of self and virtue of fidelity by using Erickson’s theory of psychosocial development as a theoretical framework. The researcher uses qualitative analysis as a research methodology and the content analysis as a research method. The study focuses on the perspective of Role Confusion and investigates how to minimize the negative identity roles and develops the positive identity roles in individual’s life. The study finds out the protagonist’s ambition to get an education. The study also explores how the protagonist becomes free from role confusion to develop a sense of self and virtue of fidelity.